Hawaii lawmakers criticize Sessions' island judge remarks

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers are criticizing
Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a
radio show that a "judge sitting on an island in the Pacific"
could stop the president's travel ban.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono on Thursday tried to give Sessions a
civics lesson on Twitter, saying Hawaii has been a U.S. state for
58 years.

U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson last month blocked President
Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting new visas for people
from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily halting the
U.S. refugee program.

The Trump Administration appealed the ruling.

Sen. Brian Schatz reminded Sessions that he voted as a senator to
confirm Watson as a judge.

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Hawaii lawmakers criticize Sessions' island judge remarks

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a radio show that a "judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could stop the president's travel ban.